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WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer S vs ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms &

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & is the safest pick: health A · 87 against 45 for WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer S, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer SActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms &

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer S	ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms &
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	700+ → 600+	+99900% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	3	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	5.9y ago	28d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	188	13.7K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+38%	+26%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.9%	17% ✓
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer SActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms &

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.